About Last Night... [Blu-ray]

Director: Edward Zwick, Ed Zwick Edward Zwick

Overview

David Mamet's play Sexual Perversity in Chicago was adapted for the big screen by fellow Chicago citizen Tim Kazurinsky and became About Last Night... The film stars Rob Lowe as Danny and Demi Moore as Debbie. The pair meet and engage in a torrid sexual relationship, but then slowly negotiate if there is anything more between them. Lowe seeks advice from his loudmouthed friend Bernie (Chicago native James Belushi), whose offers little more than outrageous tales of his randy exploits. Debbie confides in her best friend Joan (Elizabeth Perkins), a bitter, single kindergarten teacher who has lost any hope of finding the right person on the dating scene. Although Danny and Debbie talk, they have trouble communicating. The film ends on a coda that suggests the pair are still unsure as to where their relationship may be headed.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/07/2010
UPC:	0014381690859
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	R
Source:	Image Entertainment
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00

Special Features

Edward Zwick and Rob Lowe in conversation; Original making-of featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rob Lowe	Danny Martin
Demi Moore	Debbie
Jim Belushi	Bernie Litgo
Elizabeth Perkins	Joan
George DiCenzo	Mr. Favio
Michael Alldredge	Mother Malone
Robin Thomas	Steve Carlton
Donna Gibbons	Alex
Megan Mullally	Pam
Patricia Duff	Lesslie
Rosana DeSoto	Mrs. Lyons
Sachi Parker	Carri
Robert Neiches	Gary
Joe Greco	Gus,Gus
Ada Marks	Carmen
Rebecca Arthur	Crystal,Crystal
Tim Kazurinsky	Colin
Kevin Bourland	Ira
Dean Bastounes	Man in Joan's Apartment
Marjorie Bransfield	Gloria
Charlotte Mauer	Madge
Kimberly Pistone	Girl at Bar,Actor
Lindy Huddleson	Lisa
Raffi Di Blasio	Kid
Sheenika Smith	Kid
Heath Wagerman	Kid
Brie O'Banion	Kid
Dawn Arnemann	Ruthie
Catherine Keener	Cocktail Waitress
Steven Kckholdt	Man in Bar
Robert B. Durkin	Danny & Bernie's Friend
Ray Wohl	Danny & Bernie's Friend
Lisa Aliff	Actor
Steven Eckholdt	Man in Bar
Miles Goodman	Composer

Technical Credits

David Mamet

Tim Kazurinsky

Denise DeClue

Jason Brett	Producer
Stuart Oken	Producer
Arnold Stiefel	Executive Producer
Edward Zwick	Director,Director
David Mamet	Screenwriter
Tim Kazurinsky	Screenwriter
Denise DeClue	Screenwriter
Harold Rabuse	Key Grip
Darrell D. Pritchett	Special Effects
Brian Tipton	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Based on David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago and filled with recognizable Windy City locales, About Last Night is perfectly fixed in place. It's just as definitively fixed in time thanks to the unmistakable mid-'80s fashions of leading lady Demi Moore and the flaccid, soft rock soundtrack, which featured leftovers from John Waite, Sheena Easton, Bob Seger, and John Oates. Despite the dated accoutrements, the story itself stands up as a well-exectued, if familiar, tale of relationship angst full of predictable but satisfying plot twists and occasionally zippy dialogue. Moore shows off the throaty sensuality and doe-eyed vulnerability that had already made her a star while displaying none of the avaricious careerism that would stifle her a decade later. Rob Lowe, meanwhile, works his pretty-boy looks and flashing-eyed charisma for all they're worth. Elizabeth Perkins is wasted as a standard-issue shrew, but Jim Belushi sinks his teeth into the role of a blowhard lothario -- a welcome break from the all-Brat Pack casts of such companion pieces as St. Elmo's Fire. About Last Night is a little plastic, like the decade that spawned it, but, like plastic, it's surprisingly resilient.

All Movie Guide - Brian J. Dillard